using kerosome is it true ?

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i hear from detailer in indonesia that you can use kerosome (or "minyak tanah" in indonesian language ) to help you remove water spot and swirl marks , is it safe for the car ? they said it will save more time to use that
 
kerosome = Kerosene? I'm not going to say it wouldn't work, because I could understand in some instances where it would, but when it finally evaporated you didn't fix anything just masked it.
 
I don't know about removing water spots and swirl marks, but back in the 50s, my Grandpa taught me how to make Tire Black out using a mixture of kerosene and tar. It works.
 
Ccrew said:
kerosome = Kerosene? I'm not going to say it wouldn't work, because I could understand in some instances where it would, but when it finally evaporated you didn't fix anything just masked it.
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yes it is kerosone, sorry misspell.... so if i am not wrong you mean it only covered it a while instead removing it ?
 
Since Kerosene is a derivative of petroleum...
it has many of the same chemical properties,
and uses, as do other petroleum derivatives.

One such use is as a petroleum-solvent.
Many "water-spot removal" products contain
petroleum-based solvents.

Therefore...IMO:
It is not too far fetched of a hypothesis that
Kerosene may be able to actually help in
removing certain "Types" of water-spots.

Note:
There is at least one Mike Phillips article that
explains the different "Types" of water-spots.
http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...722-car-detailing-articles-mike-phillips.html


Bob
 
one of the guys from work used it on a VW truck, had dead paint, it was shiny , but only last a few days in the rain, he did it a second time, so he could sale it.
 
I use it to remove road tar all the time, but never to remove water spots or swirls. IMO without trying it..it should remove water spots, but not swirls.
 
Many years ago you would put a cup of kerosene in a bucket of water and wash your car with it . It was the first rinseless car wash. It worked great, but was a little hard on wax .
 
Rsurfer said:
IMO without trying it..it should remove water spots, but not swirls.
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Yeah, I'm kind of on the fence on that one too, but not 100% ready to discount it as essentially what's left is a layer of oil which may mask it just like a glaze will. No, it's not going to fix it ever, like it may a waterspot, but it may well hide it.
 
thanks for the input guys,may as well try it then to see the result
 
Many, many years ago, my first paying job was for a limo service. The owner only allowed me to use kerosene in a bucket of water to wash his fleet. They were washed almost daily so wax was not needed. Kerosene did prevent rust pretty well and after washing and a gentle cotton towel buffing, the fleet looked great. They had no water spots or streaks and beaded water very well. He was adamant that this approach allowed the kerosene to seep into the cracks and crevices where rust would normally form. This was back in like 1958 when cars were biodegradable rust buckets.
 
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